Stephanie Gilmore facts for kids

Stephanie Louise Gilmore (born 29 January 1988) is an Australian professional surfer and eight-time world champion on the Women's WSL World Tour (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2022).

Career

Of Scottish descent, Gilmore's life as a surfer began at age nine when she stood on a bodyboard. By age 17 she was entering world tour events as a wild card competitor, which paid off with a victory at the 2005 Roxy Pro Gold Coast. In her next season she won another wild card event, the 2006 Havaianas Beachley Classic. Gilmore's success on the WQS (World Qualifying Series) tour qualified her for the 2007 Women's ASP World Tour and she did not disappoint. She won four of the eight events and claimed the 2007 World Title. She would repeat her success in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2018.

Gilmore also won the inaugural Swatch Girls Pro France in 2010. Also in 2010, she was inducted into the Surfers' Hall of Fame and won the Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the year award.

Gilmore is currently the top athlete on the ROXY Surf Team. In 2014, Gilmore starred in a feature-length documentary titled Stephanie in the Water.

Gilmore qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She had a bye in Round 2 but was then beaten by Bianca Buitendag from South Africa in Round 3 and did not contest for a medal. Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics details the results in depth.

2007 World Title

Although the 2007 season was Gilmore's rookie year, she captured the Foster's ASP Women's World Title. She won three events in 2007 to enter the final event of the season, the Billabong Pro Maui, ranked in first place; when the other contenders - former world champion Sofia Mulanovich and sophomore Silvana Lima - bowed out before her, she won the title.

Victories

WSL World Tour Wins
Year	Event	Venue	Country	Notes
2005	Roxy Pro Gold Coast	Gold Coast, Queensland	Australia	Wildcard competitor
2006	Havaianas Beachley Classic	Manly Beach, Sydney, NSW	Australia	Wildcard competitor
2007	Rip Curl Women's Pro	Bells Beach, Victoria	Australia
2007	NAB Beachley Classic	Manly Beach, Sydney, NSW	Australia
2007	Mancora Peru Classic	Máncora	Peru
2007	Billabong Pro	Honolua Bay	United States	Won 2007 ASP World Title
2008	Rip Curl Women's Pro	Bells Beach, Victoria	Australia
2008	Rip Curl Pro Mademoiselle	Hossegor	France
2008	Movistar Classic	Máncora	Peru
2008	Roxy Pro	Sunset Beach	United States
2008	Billabong Pro	Honolua Bay	United States	Won 2008 ASP World Title
2009	Roxy Pro Gold Coast	Gold Coast, Queensland	Australia
2009	Billabong Pro	Sunset Beach	United States	Won 2009 ASP World Title
2010	Roxy Pro Gold Coast	Gold Coast, Queensland	Australia
2010	Rip Curl Women's Pro	Bells Beach, Victoria	Australia
2010	Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic	Dee Why, New South Wales	Australia
2010	Rip Curl Search	Isabela, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	Won 2010 ASP World Title
2011	Roxy Pro France	Biarritz	France
2012	Roxy Pro Gold Coast	Gold Coast, Queensland	Australia
2012	TSB Bank NZ Surf Festival	Taranaki	New Zealand
2012	Roxy Pro France	Biarritz	France	Won 2012 ASP World Title
2014	Roxy Pro Gold Coast	Gold Coast, Queensland	Australia
2014	Swatch Women's Pro Trestles	Trestles	United States
2014	Cascais Women's Pro	Cascais	Portugal	Won 2014 ASP World Title
2017	Roxy Pro Gold Coast	Gold Coast, Queensland	Australia
2017	Maui Women's Pro	Honolua Bay	United States
2018	Rip Curl Women's Pro	Bells Beach, Victoria	Australia
2018	Rio Pro	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil
2018	Corona Open J-Bay	Jeffreys Bay	South Africa	Won 2018 WSL World Title
2019	Corona Bali Protected	Keramas, Bali	Indonesia
2019	lululemon Maui Pro	Honolua Bay	United States
2021	Corona Open Mexico	Barra De la Cruz	Mexico
2022	Surf City El Salvador Pro	Punta Roca	El Salvador
2022	WSL Finals	Lower Trestles	United States	Won 2022 WSL World Title

Source

WSL Women's Championship Tour

Life

In December 2010, she was attacked outside her home in New South Wales Australia, by a man with a metal bar. She ended up in the hospital with cuts to the head and a broken wrist.

See also

In Spanish: Stephanie Gilmore para niños